Mystic Aquarium is affiliated with the Sea Research Foundation, and works to preserve marine life around the world. The Aquarium offers 70 exhibits of over 12,000 fish types, invertebrates, and marine mammals, representing about 425 species.

Mystic Aquarium opened to the public in early fall of 1973, intended as both a public space for learning and a lab for the study of marine life. Click through the gallery to see a variety of animals that have made the aquarium home through the years.

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